How Anonymous Bettors Cashed In on the Iran Strike, Just Hours Before It Happened - The New York Times

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Anonymous bettors on Polymarket placed hundreds of bets over $1,000 predicting a US strike on Iran hours before it occurred, sparking insider trading allegations.

Polymarket Says It Deals in Truth, but Its Social Feeds Are Filled With Falsehoods - The New York Times
A NYT review found Polymarket's social media feeds contain hundreds of false and misleading claims, contradicting its stated mission of dealing in truth.
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Nothing Ever Happens: Polymarket bot that always buys No on non-sports markets
A Polymarket bot that always bets No on non-sports prediction markets is open-sourced, but commenters debate its long-term profitability due to risks like picking up pennies in front of a steamroller.
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Desperate Campaign to Get Free
Sam Bankman-Fried, serving a 25-year sentence for fraud, resists prison life by maintaining his innocence and mounting a campaign for a presidential pardon.
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A federal lawsuit alleges market manipulation via ETFs is suppressing Bitcoin's price, claiming it should be $150,000.
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